Geat for umbrellas.



No. 732,782 PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

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GEAT FORUMBRELLAS.

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UNITED STATES Patented July '7, 1 903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ROSE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO NEWARK RIVETWORKS, OF NEWARK, NEWV- JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GEAT FOR UMBRELLAS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 732,782, dated July 7,1903. Application filed October 10, 1900. Renewed June 1, 1903. SerialNo. 159,617. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ROSE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUmbrella-Frames; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to umbrella-frames; and it relates particularlyto the means for attaching the braces or stretchers to the ribs.

In constructing umbrellas capable of being closely rolled for convenienthandling or to be introduced into a case of small diameter when notiuuse it is desirable that the braces or stretchers should be within theribs when the frame is folded and that there should be no projections onthe outer faces of the ribs liable to distort and wear the cover whenafter the frame is folded the cover is wrapped around it or when theumbrella is open and the cover is stretched and brought into closecontact with the outer surfaces of the frame.

The object of the present invention is to provide means for connectingthe braces or stretchers of umbrella-frames to grooved or trough ribswhich shall when in place be entirely within the ribs presenting noprojections to come into contact with the cover when the latter isapplied to the frame.

Further,the object of the invention is to pro- Vide means for connectingbraces or stretchers to the ribs of umbrella-frames which shall besimple and cheap in construction, easily applied, and which shallstrengthen the frame at the point at which it is applied rather thanweaken it, as is the case when the ribs are pierced and pins or rivetsare used to connect the parts.

The invention consists, essentially, of the means for connecting anumbrella brace or spreader to a grooved or'trough rib, comprising twowings or plates connected together apart from and side by side of eachother and having opposing recesses opening at their opposing sides.

Further, the invention consists of various novel details ofconstruction, substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, being shown in place toconnect a brace or spreader and an umbrella-rib, a small section only ofeach the rib and the brace or spreader being shown. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my form of goat removed from the parts to which itis applied in use. Fig. 3 is a view representing a section ofumbrella-rib, showing the means for holding the goat in position foruse; and Fig. 4 is a view showing the end of a hraceor spreader of aform adapted for use in connection with my invention.

In the drawings, A represents an umbrellarib, which is of the usual formof metal grooved or troughed rib.

The geat,the form and arrangement of which forms the principal featureof the invention, is composed principally of the two wings or plates BB, suitably connected to hold them in proper relation to each other. Inthe embodiment of the invention illustrated the two wings and theconnection-piece b are made in one continuous piece, theconnecting-piece being of a form to fit closely to the curved inner faceof the rib. Each wing or plate has in it an opening 1) extendingoutward" to a point about middle of the wing or plate.

The opening is broad at its base and tapers outward to a point where itis of a size to receive and confine and at the same time to allow freemovement of one of the projections'c from the brace or spreader O. The 0portion Z), connecting the wings of the geat,has in it an opening 17adjacent to the openings 1) to receive the end of the brace or spreaderwhen the latter is in position. Indentations b are formed in the wingsalong their outer 5 faces to receive inward-bent portions ct of theribs, by which the goats are retained in place in the ribs.

The outer ends of the braces or Spreaders C are flattened to allow themto lie longitu- ICO dinally in the goat when the frame is folded, andextending from each side of the flattened end is a projection 0. Eachprojection is adapted to enter an opening in one of the wings B to forma hinge upon which the brace or spreader turns in opening or closing theu mbrella-frame.

In connecting a rib and a brace or spreader the outer end of the latteris introduced into the geat, the projections being brought to rest inthe small ends of the openings in the wings, and the goat is then placedin the groove in the rib. After this the edges aof the rib adjacent tothe indentations b are bent inward into the indentations to securelyretain the wings in place. With the parts thus assembled the juncture ofthe rib and spreader is made permanent, free movement is allowed thespreader, a smooth rib is presented for contact with the cover, and noneof the parts are weakened by piercing it for the reception of a pin orrivet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The means for connecting an umbrella brace or spreader to a groovedor trough rib, comprising two wings or plates connected together apartfrom and side by side of each other and having opposing recesses openingat their opposite sides, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a grooved or trough rib, a spreader having aprojection extending from each side of its end, and two plates connectedtogether apart from and alongside each other and arranged along theinner faces of the groove of the rib and having opposing recesses facingthe bottom of the groove of the rib, the edges of the rib being bentinward to confine the plates, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a grooved or trough rib having its edgesprovided with inward-bent portions, of the two wings connected to eachother and provided with openings extending from their inner edgesoutward, and having indentations in their outer edges receiving theinward-bent portions of the ribs, and a brace or spreader havingprojections extending from each side of its outer end, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ROSE.

Witnesses:

W. W. TRIMPI, CHAS. B. DUNCAN.

